I started posting on HowieinSeattle in 11/04, following progressive American politics in the spirit of Howard Dean's effort to "Take Our Country Back." I decided to follow my heart and posted on seattleforbarackobama from 2/07 to 11/08.--"Howie Martin is the Abe Linkin' of progressive Seattle."--Michael Hood.

Tuesday, August 30, 2011

"Army Ranger Widow Confronts Rumsfeld Over His Lies That Convinced Her Husband to Join the Military" (with video)

We speak with the widow of a U.S. Army Ranger who confronted former Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld about her husband’s suicide on Saturday. Ashley Joppa-Hagemann introduced herself to Rumsfeld during a book-signing by handing him a copy of her husband’s funeral program at a base south of Tacoma, Washington. MORE...

Howie P.S.: Ashley Joppa-Hagemann spoke to Amy Goodman from a studio in Seattle. Her husband was stationed at Joint Base Lewis-McChord in Tacoma.